Hakim-hakim 2:13-14

2:13 They abandoned the Lord and worshiped Baal and the Ashtars. ¹ 

2:14 The Lord was furious with Israel ²  and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. ³  He turned them over to ⁴  their enemies who lived around them. They could not withstand their enemies’ attacks. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 4:2

4:2 The Lord turned them over to ⁶  King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor. ⁷  The general of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim. ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 6:2

6:2 The Midianites ⁹  overwhelmed Israel. ¹⁰  Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters ¹¹  for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.

Hakim-hakim 6:6

6:6 Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

[2:13]  ¹ tn Some English translations simply transliterate the plural Hebrew term (“Ashtaroth,” cf. NAB, NASB), pluralize the transliterated Hebrew singular form (“Ashtoreths,” cf. NIV), or use a variation of the name (“Astartes,” cf. NRSV).

[2:13]  sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Astarte.

[2:14]  ² tn Or “The Lord’s anger burned [or “raged”] against Israel.”

[2:14]  ³ tn Heb “robbers who robbed them.” (The verb שָׁסָה [shasah] appears twice in the verse.)

[2:14]  sn The expression robbers who plundered them is a derogatory reference to the enemy nations, as the next line indicates.

[2:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “sold them into the hands of.”

[2:14]  ⁵ tn The word “attacks” is supplied in the translation both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[4:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “the Lord sold them into the hands of.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tn Or “King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite ruler.”

[4:2]  map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[4:2]  ⁸ tn Or “Harosheth of the Pagan Nations”; cf. KJV “Harosheth of the Gentiles.”

[6:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “the hand of Midian.”

[6:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “The hand of Midian was strong against Israel.”

[6:2]  ¹¹ tn Or possibly “secret storage places.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the Hebrew Bible.